OVERVIEW
WORLDkids readers, usually between ages eight and ten, have begun
piecing the world together in new and more complicated ways.
They’re ready for an awareness of current events, but they need
lots of background knowledge to build their understanding of what’s
going on in the world. WORLDkids connects the news to things kids
can already relate to, then uses those touchpoints to take their
understanding deeper. Along the way, WORLDkids drops Christian
worldview “bread crumbs,” adding wisdom to news and
knowledge.
WORLDkids organizes current events into six topic areas, each with
multiple stories that provide the context to help children
understand the topic more fully.
EACH TOPIC SECTION INCLUDES:
• Knowledge-reinforcing activities and puzzles
RECOMMENDED PACING:
Daily—
• Read the daily News Shorts online to grow an appreciation for
what’s happening around the world.
Weekly—
• Work through one topic section during the week. Read all four
stories with the online photo slideshows, do the interactive
activity, and take the quiz. Each section should be done as a whole
to better understand the topic and how to engage current
events.
• Complete one of the printable worksheets included with the
teaching guide to gauge reading comprehension and increase
understanding.
TEACHING GUIDE & WORKSHEETS
ScienceSoup makes the stuff of earth and space fascinating,
with
a cornucopia of aromatic ingredients to ignite a passion for
the
natural world.
From an active volcano expedition, to the launch of a new
space
telescope, ScienceSoup uses creative themes and
attention-getting
topics to engage your children’s senses, helping them fall in
love
with the study of science.
Illustrated with eye-popping photos and delightful videos,
ScienceSoup ties current events to the laws of nature, using
simple
but testable explanations to help science make sense.
And lest we forget, ScienceSoup provides suggestions for fun
and
safe experiments at home, so your kids can use all their senses
to
see how God’s marvelous creation really works!
THERE IS NO NEED TO BE A GENIUS TO HAVE A TASTE FOR SCIENCE
SOUP!
1. Raising Frogs: A conservationist tries to stop frog smugglers .
. . by breeding frogs!
2. Life Cycle of a Frog: Follow a frog’s growth from egg to froglet
to adult.
3. Silk Spins into Kenya: Droughts hurt Kenyan crops. It’s time to
make silk instead.
4. How Is Silk Made?: Silkworms start the work—with spit! People
finish by weaving thread.
5. Frogs: What’s your favorite frog? Read about each of our top-ten
favorites. (Online Explore It Interactive)
SCIENCE SOUP STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and
then take the quiz.
READING QUIZ
1. Which frog is nicknamed “the Holy Grail”? a) poison dart frog b)
red lehmanni c) harlequin frog d) golden dart frog
2. Which is a frog life stage? a) embryo b) tadpole c) froglet d)
all of the above
3. What do silk worms feed on? a) cocoons b) silk c) mulberry trees
d) thread
4. What is sackcloth made of? a) cocoons b) ashes c) goat’s hair d)
silk
5. What is an example of how different kinds of cloth convey ideas
in the Bible?
VOCABULARY QUIZ 1. inspects
3. livelihood a) property b) reputation c) income
3. dramatic a) boring b) exciting c) small
4. supple a) flexible b) coarse c) scratchy
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TIME MACHINE STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and
then take the quiz.
Our time machine has both forward and rewind buttons. As it
runs
in reverse, it might groan and spit out a cloud of rust from
the
Industrial Age, salt spray from the bow of a Viking ship or a
sandy
haze from King Pharaoh’s mines.
Time Machine can also zip into the future, reporting plans for
an
Arctic exploration, nuclear fusion or cancer research.
Using current events to explain history and history to
explain
current events, Time Machine will help your child recognize
the
significance of big moments and the vital connection between
past
and present.
take the wheel of this Time Machine, launching amazing
expeditions
of wonder and learning.
Climb in, buckle up and take a bold voyage to meet
extraordinary
people and see remarkable places, all reflecting God’s glory in
time
and space.
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1. Happy Birthday to the Railroad!: People celebrate 150 years of
the Transcontinental Railroad!
2. Remembering Rail Workers: Many of the railroad’s builders were
immigrants to the United States.
3. Wood-Eaters!: Scientists count. The family tree of wood-munching
clams is growing.
4. Shipworms in History: Once, shipworms munched sailing ships. Now
they eat ships at the bottom of sea.
5. They Came to Work: A memory game helps us remember to be
thankful for laborers. (Online Explore It Interactive)
READING QUIZ
1. What eats wood? a) termites b) wood-boring clams c) shipworms d)
all of the above
2. Teredos are __. a) shipworms b) saltwater clams c) worms d) a
and b
3. Most builders of the First Transcontinental Railroad were __. a)
Native Americans b) Chinese and Irish immigrants c) English and
French immigrants d) Chinese and French immigrants
4. What difficulty did Chinese railroad workers face? a) avalanches
b) explosions c) unfair pay d) all of the above
5. Why did it matter that workers laid the last rail on the First
Transcontinental Railroad?
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CITIZEN SHIP STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and
then take the quiz.
READING QUIZ
1. Where is the Navajo Nation? a) Canada b) Arizona, New Mexico,
and Utah c) Ohio d) Arizona, Ohio, and Utah
2. Before the Great Depression, many Americans in the __ had no
electricity. a) city b) country c) mountains d) b and c
3. To win, what did the XPRIZE software have to do? a) teach
reading b) teach writing c) teach simple math d) all of the
above
4. What is literacy? a) the ability to smell b) the ability to read
and write c) the ability to see d) the ability to hear
5. Why are words and literacy so closely connected to almost
everything we do as humans?
VOCABULARY QUIZ 1. circumstances
2. rural a) urban b) country c) suburban
3. basic a) simple b) advanced c) new
4. uneducated a) untaught b) schooled c) elderly
Citizen Ship makes civics fun for your children, with
personal
stories they can relate to that are both sensible and
memorable.
Because so much of civics is centered on the rights and
responsibilities of individuals, Citizen Ship helps kids realize
that
big things like countries, governments and laws are formed by
the ideas and actions of ordinary people—people just like
them.
The Citizen Ship’s hold will be filled with current events
stories,
charts, videos and cartoons that will bring civics to life for
your
child in ways they can touch, feel and experience.
Election season is a chance to play an interactive campaign
game or to see how candidates attract votes. A high-speed
rail project introduces the concept of infrastructure, while
a
challenge to religious freedom might be accompanied by an
illustration of the branches of government.
We’ve charted a course to ensure every voyage aboard the
Citizen Ship is a memorable journey in discovering our role
in
civil society, so come aboard!
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1. Power for the Navajo: Many people on the Navajo reservation wait
years for electricity!
2. Putting in the Poles: During the Great Depression, farmers do a
job that needed to be done: putting in electric poles.
3. Eyes on the XPRIZE: Tech whizzes work together to teach kids
around the world to read.
4. Reading Matters!: Literacy is knowing how to read and write. It
matters to people because it matters to God.
5. Bible Books: When and Where: The best reason for literacy? Bible
reading. Learn the “when” and “where” for each book. (Online
Explore It Interactive)
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TAKE APART SMART STORIES Check the box after reading each story,
and then take the quiz.
READING QUIZ
1. A company in Germany uses quicklime (salt) to store __. a) heat
b) wind c) sunlight d) fossil fuels
2. What happens inside a battery? a) Electrons move. b) A chemical
reaction occurs. c) Vinegar and baking soda mix. d) a and b
3. Which is true? a) Tea grows all over the United States. b) Tea
grows only in Hawaii. c) All the tea in the world comes from the
same plant. d) There is only one kind of tea.
4. How do tea growers keep tea plants in the growth stage? a)
withering b) rolling c) firing d) plucking
5. List some items that use batteries—then thank God for them! How
many batteries have you used already today?
Whether an old clock or a bullfrog—one of the best ways to
learn
about something is to take it apart, to find out what makes it tick
. . .
or croak.
Take Apart, SMART! brings big ideas to light by dissecting
things.
Your child might learn how a machine works by unscrewing its
springs and gears and how an athlete excels by examining his
nutrition and training regimens.
While taking things apart, kids will also put things
together—gaining
a deeper understanding of how God’s laws (like physics and
logic)
drive our world.
They might click on a sequence of valves and doors to see a
ship
move through locks on the Panama Canal or select an animation
that
shows electrons moving in a solar panel.
Visuals play a big role in learning, so Take Apart, SMART! uses
clear
and descriptive visual tools to fuel a passion in your child—a
passion
to learn how things work and why! Using cutaways, diagrams,
videos
and interactive illustrations, they will make sense of big ideas
through
exploring the parts that make up the whole.
Your child doesn’t have to be an engineer or a mechanic to love
Take
Apart, SMART! We’ll bring the tools and clean up the
shop—their
curiosity will do the rest.
TAKING LITTLE THINGS APART, TO GRASP BIG IDEAS
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1. Just Add Water: Can people use salt to store energy? Scientists
in Germany and Sweden work together to try.
2. Pull the Plug!: Batteries are everywhere! How exactly do they
work?
3. Walking, Talking Tea Party: Clint Jones was looking for a good
cup of tea. Along the way, he used his chemistry knowledge to
become a tea expert!
4. Leaf to Cup: All tea comes from the same plant—but different
processes make different tea types.
5. Making Tea: Read about tea production. You’ll know more than the
average sipper! (Online Explore It Interactive)
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CRITTER FILE STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and
then take the quiz.
READING QUIZ
1. Why is it hard to spot a hellbender? a) They come out at night.
b) They sleep during the day. c) They live under rocks. d) all of
the above
2. The first part of a scientific name always tells us the __. a)
animal’s range b) animal’s species c) animal’s genus d) animal’s
history
3. Which is true of sea dragons? a) They are seahorses. b) Two
types exist. c) They live mainly in South America. d) They have
many predators.
4. Which sea creature uses “mirrors” to trick the eye? a) decorator
crab b) jellyfish c) herring d) leafy sea dragon
5. God gave Adam the big job of naming the animals. How do we name
animals to keep order today?
VOCABULARY QUIZ 1. contended
a) tied b) lost c) competed
2. range a) space where a creature lives b) time when a creature
lives c) genus a creature belongs to
3. slender a) watery b) slim c) bony
4. bioluminescence a) plant wax b) inky fluid c) chemical
light
Critter File is one file in your child’s cabinet that will never
get
full. Always expanding its reach to all creatures, great and
small,
Critter File is an amazing discovery of the animal kingdom.
Your children can view captivating images, play in the “game
lands” or learn little-known tidbits about their favorite
animals
by exploring their species, habitats, anatomies and diets.
Some files will contain current events, like the birth of a
rare
tiger or the recovery of an endangered owl.
If a child is curious about the Japanese spider crab, but it’s
not
yet in the file, she can let us know, and we’ll do our best to
add
it quickly.
With Critter File, we’ll use kids’ innate curiosity about
animals
to spark a deeper understanding of the natural world, helping
them fall in love with the study and stewardship of the
amazing
critters in God’s creation.
FROM AARDVARKS TO ZEBRAS—ALL YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR CRITTER FILE
GROWING!
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1. Hellbenders Honored: Pennsylvanians vote—for a state
amphibian!
2. What’s in a Name?: Animal names bring order and show which
family each animal belongs to.
3. Home for Sea Dragons: Sea dragons in California move into their
new home—one of the largest sea dragon aquarium habitats in the
world.
4. How Fish Hide: Meet copycat fish and chameleons of the deep—each
with their own kind of camouflage.
5. How Amphibians Breathe: Did you know they can breathe through
their skin? Learn more! (Online Explore It Interactive)
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JET BALLOON STORIES Check the box after reading each story, and
then take the quiz.
READING QUIZ
1. The dance teacher in Peru hopes girls will __. a) make friends
with people from other communities b) learn to dance c) travel to
competitions outside Peru d) all of the above
2. Physics is described as studying the __. a) laws of nature b)
organs of the body c) history of dance d) dance styles around the
world
3. What island is famous for ancient perfume? a) France b) Slovakia
c) Cyprus d) Anatolia
4. In the perfume trade, the nose is __. a) a perfume’s scent b) a
professional who mixes scents c) how long a scent lasts d) perfume
top notes
5. What does the science of physics try to explain?
1. Ballet in Chorrillos: Girls in a poor part of Peru get a rare
opportunity to do something new—dance ballet!
2. Law-Abiding Dancers: Ballet dancing works because of the way
God’s world works—according to the laws of physics.
3. Perfume Park: Watch how ancient perfume was made at a new park
on the island of Cyprus.
4. Making Perfume: To make perfume —collect, extract, blend,
dilute, and age.
5. Dance Map: People all around the world express themselves in
movement. (Online Explore It Interactive)
JULY/AUGUST TEACHING GUIDE
ANSWER KEY:
Science Soup: Reading Quiz: 1) b, 2) d, 3) c, 4) c, 5) Answers will
vary but may include: Fine cloth shows royalty, favor, wealth, and
value. People wearing sackcloth are sad and full of grief.
Vocabulary Quiz: 1) a, 2) c, 3) b, 4) a
Time Machine: Reading Quiz: 1) d, 2) d, 3) b, 4) d, 5) Answers will
vary but may include: All that work paid off once the very last
track was laid, connecting the two parts of the railroad.
Citizen Ship: Reading Quiz: 1) b, 2) d, 3) d, 4) b, 5) Answers will
vary but may include: When God made the world, He used words to
make life happen. God made us in His image, so we use words to make
our lives work too.
Vocabulary Quiz: 1) b, 2) b, 3) a, 4) a
Take Apart Smart: Reading Quiz: 1) a, 2) d, 3) c, 4) d, 5) Answers
will vary but may include: Batteries are in cell phones, gadgets,
appliances, cars, fire alarms, car keys, toys, and
flashlights.
Critter File: Reading Quiz: 1) d, 2) c, 3) b, 4) c, 5) Answers will
vary but may include: We give animals common and scientific names.
Scientific names are Latin, so the names are the same for
scientists and critter lovers all over the world.
Vocabulary Quiz: 1) c, 2) a, 3) b, 4) c
Jet Balloon: 1) d, 2) a, 3) c, 4) b, 5) Answers will vary but may
include: The science of physics tries to explain God’s laws of
nature.
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(Technology)
Our time machine has both forward and rewind buttons. As it
runs
in reverse, it might groan and spit out a cloud of rust from
the
Industrial Age, salt spray from the bow of a Viking ship or a
sandy
haze from King Pharaoh’s mines.
Time Machine can also zip into the future, reporting plans for
an
Arctic exploration, nuclear fusion or cancer research.
Using current events to explain history and history to
explain
current events, Time Machine will help your child recognize
the
significance of big moments and the vital connection between
past
and present.
take the wheel of this Time Machine, launching amazing
expeditions
of wonder and learning.
Climb in, buckle up and take a bold voyage to meet
extraordinary
people and see remarkable places, all reflecting God’s glory in
time
and space.
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ScienceSoup makes the stuff of earth and space fascinating,
with
a cornucopia of aromatic ingredients to ignite a passion for
the
natural world.
From an active volcano expedition, to the launch of a new
space
telescope, ScienceSoup uses creative themes and
attention-getting
topics to engage your children’s senses, helping them fall in
love
with the study of science.
Illustrated with eye-popping photos and delightful videos,
ScienceSoup ties current events to the laws of nature, using
simple
but testable explanations to help science make sense.
And lest we forget, ScienceSoup provides suggestions for fun
and
safe experiments at home, so your kids can use all their senses
to
see how God’s marvelous creation really works!
THERE IS NO NEED TO BE A GENIUS TO HAVE A TASTE FOR SCIENCE
SOUP!
(Science) (History)
Whether an old clock or a bullfrog—one of the best ways to
learn
about something is to take it apart, to find out what makes it tick
. . .
or croak.
Take Apart, SMART! brings big ideas to light by dissecting
things.
Your child might learn how a machine works by unscrewing its
springs and gears and how an athlete excels by examining his
nutrition and training regimens.
While taking things apart, kids will also put things
together—gaining
a deeper understanding of how God’s laws (like physics and
logic)
drive our world.
They might click on a sequence of valves and doors to see a
ship
move through locks on the Panama Canal or select an animation
that
shows electrons moving in a solar panel.
Visuals play a big role in learning, so Take Apart, SMART! uses
clear
and descriptive visual tools to fuel a passion in your child—a
passion
to learn how things work and why! Using cutaways, diagrams,
videos
and interactive illustrations, they will make sense of big ideas
through
exploring the parts that make up the whole.
Your child doesn’t have to be an engineer or a mechanic to love
Take
Apart, SMART! We’ll bring the tools and clean up the
shop—their
curiosity will do the rest.
TAKING LITTLE THINGS APART, TO GRASP BIG IDEAS
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Citizen Ship makes civics fun for your children, with
personal
stories they can relate to that are both sensible and
memorable.
Because so much of civics is centered on the rights and
responsibilities of individuals, Citizen Ship helps kids realize
that
big things like countries, governments and laws are formed by
the ideas and actions of ordinary people—people just like
them.
The Citizen Ship’s hold will be filled with current events
stories,
charts, videos and cartoons that will bring civics to life for
your
child in ways they can touch, feel and experience.
Election season is a chance to play an interactive campaign
game or to see how candidates attract votes. A high-speed
rail project introduces the concept of infrastructure, while
a
challenge to religious freedom might be accompanied by an
illustration of the branches of government.
We’ve charted a course to ensure every voyage aboard the
Citizen Ship is a memorable journey in discovering our role
in
civil society, so come aboard!
WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL YOU MAKE IN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE?
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Critter File is one file in your child’s cabinet that will never
get
full. Always expanding its reach to all creatures, great and
small,
Critter File is an amazing discovery of the animal kingdom.
Your children can view captivating images, play in the “game
lands” or learn little-known tidbits about their favorite
animals
by exploring their species, habitats, anatomies and diets.
Some files will contain current events, like the birth of a
rare
tiger or the recovery of an endangered owl.
If a child is curious about the Japanese spider crab, but it’s
not
yet in the file, she can let us know, and we’ll do our best to
add
it quickly.
With Critter File, we’ll use kids’ innate curiosity about
animals
to spark a deeper understanding of the natural world, helping
them fall in love with the study and stewardship of the
amazing
critters in God’s creation.
FROM AARDVARKS TO ZEBRAS—ALL YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR CRITTER FILE
GROWING!
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TOPIC EXPLORER
Is your student interested in volcanoes? Ancient Egyptian mummies?
Or love reading about horses? Use the WORLDkids Topic Explorer to
find relevant current-events stories quickly.
The WORLDkids Topic Explorer is a regularly updated index of
popular topics you can easily browse or search for age-appropriate
news stories. Get more from your WORLDkids membership by using the
WORLDkids Topic Explorer—your gateway to an extensive article
archive on WORLDkids.
TO SEARCH INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES ON THE WORLDKIDS WEBSITE:
Use the SEARCH function on the WORLDkids website to retrieve
articles based on your own keyword searches. Your search results
may include sets of feature articles with their related stories and
photo slideshows. Your search may also display standalone News
Shorts articles—brief stories from the daily News Shorts section
of
the WORLDkids website. The website content and potential search
results are always expanding as new articles are added day by
day.
TO BROWSE BROADER TOPIC AREAS IN THIS LIST:
The list of topics on the following page is arranged alphabetically
and grouped within the six subject categories used in the WORLDkids
magazine and website. When viewing the list electronically, click
on any of the topics to jump to content on the WORLDkids website.
The topic list will be regularly updated as content is published in
the WORLDkids magazine.
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Topic Explorer JULY/AUGUST
Take Apart Smart! (Technology) Archaeology: Bible Figurine Bears:
Spreading Seeds Birds: Extinct Bumble Bees Cars: Design Cheese:
Competition Chocolate Clocks Color Blindness Da Vinci Dinosaur:
Tyrannosaurus Rex Dr. Seuss: The Lorax Elections: U.S. President
Food: Art and Science Food: Business Frogs: Red-Legged Gardening:
Unusual Immune System Jupiter Lobster Fishing Mekong River
Miniatures Palm Oil: Indonesia Practice Puppets Robots: Bipedal
Saffron Salt Sign Language Sign Language: Babies Space Exploration
Spinal Cord Storytelling Sun Surfing Water Bears
Our time machine has both forward and rewind buttons. As it
runs
in reverse, it might groan and spit out a cloud of rust from
the
Industrial Age, salt spray from the bow of a Viking ship or a
sandy
haze from King Pharaoh’s mines.
Time Machine can also zip into the future, reporting plans for
an
Arctic exploration, nuclear fusion or cancer research.
Using current events to explain history and history to
explain
current events, Time Machine will help your child recognize
the
significance of big moments and the vital connection between
past
and present.
take the wheel of this Time Machine, launching amazing
expeditions
of wonder and learning.
Climb in, buckle up and take a bold voyage to meet
extraordinary
people and see remarkable places, all reflecting God’s glory in
time
and space.
5315 U RED 032 U
1817 U 285 U
ScienceSoup makes the stuff of earth and space fascinating,
with
a cornucopia of aromatic ingredients to ignite a passion for
the
natural world.
From an active volcano expedition, to the launch of a new
space
telescope, ScienceSoup uses creative themes and
attention-getting
topics to engage your children’s senses, helping them fall in
love
with the study of science.
Illustrated with eye-popping photos and delightful videos,
ScienceSoup ties current events to the laws of nature, using
simple
but testable explanations to help science make sense.
And lest we forget, ScienceSoup provides suggestions for fun
and
safe experiments at home, so your kids can use all their senses
to
see how God’s marvelous creation really works!
THERE IS NO NEED TO BE A GENIUS TO HAVE A TASTE FOR SCIENCE
SOUP!
Science Soup (Science) Airships Animal Migration Bananas Biomimicry
Bugs: Declining Cat DNA Cereal, Breakfast Cheese: Competition
Drought: California Earthquake Entertainment Eyesight and Screens
Glass Glider: Perlan 2 Helium Horned Toads Human Skin Lightning
Malaria Mars: InSight Spacecraft Mars: Preparation Mars: Simulation
Microbes Mississippi River: Model Monarch Migration Mushrooms
Paleontologists: What They Do Plant for Pain Redwood Trees Seeds
Solar Eclipse: U.S., 2017 Telescope Volcano: Kilauea Volcanoes
Wolves, Isle Royale
Time Machine (History) Astronauts: Historical Australia: Matthew
Flinders Bible History Bicycle: History Boat: Reed Boston Light
Lighthouse Braceros Bradstreet, Anne Cars: Self-Driving Delivery
Catacombs: Rome Civil War, U.S.: Reenacting Cuba Earhart, Amelia
Earhart, Amelia: Bone Theory Egypt: Tombs Gateway Arch Great
Depression Hurricanes Inventions: Then and Now Lightsaber Fencing
Lunchboxes Mines, Abandoned Panama Canal: Centennial Peru: Ruins
Puebloan Native Americans Salt, from Sea Santa Fe Trail Shackleton,
Ernest Ships: Ocean Liners Shipwrecks: Albania Space Flight:
Survival Streetcars Vikings: Bluetooth’s Treasure Washington,
George
Whether an old clock or a bullfrog—one of the best ways to
learn
about something is to take it apart, to find out what makes it tick
. . .
or croak.
Take Apart, SMART! brings big ideas to light by dissecting
things.
Your child might learn how a machine works by unscrewing its
springs and gears and how an athlete excels by examining his
nutrition and training regimens.
While taking things apart, kids will also put things
together—gaining
a deeper understanding of how God’s laws (like physics and
logic)
drive our world.
They might click on a sequence of valves and doors to see a
ship
move through locks on the Panama Canal or select an animation
that
shows electrons moving in a solar panel.
Visuals play a big role in learning, so Take Apart, SMART! uses
clear
and descriptive visual tools to fuel a passion in your child—a
passion
to learn how things work and why! Using cutaways, diagrams,
videos
and interactive illustrations, they will make sense of big ideas
through
exploring the parts that make up the whole.
Your child doesn’t have to be an engineer or a mechanic to love
Take
Apart, SMART! We’ll bring the tools and clean up the
shop—their
curiosity will do the rest.
TAKING LITTLE THINGS APART, TO GRASP BIG IDEAS
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Uncoated Pantone
Citizen Ship makes civics fun for your children, with
personal
stories they can relate to that are both sensible and
memorable.
Because so much of civics is centered on the rights and
responsibilities of individuals, Citizen Ship helps kids realize
that
big things like countries, governments and laws are formed by
the ideas and actions of ordinary people—people just like
them.
The Citizen Ship’s hold will be filled with current events
stories,
charts, videos and cartoons that will bring civics to life for
your
child in ways they can touch, feel and experience.
Election season is a chance to play an interactive campaign
game or to see how candidates attract votes. A high-speed
rail project introduces the concept of infrastructure, while
a
challenge to religious freedom might be accompanied by an
illustration of the branches of government.
We’ve charted a course to ensure every voyage aboard the
Citizen Ship is a memorable journey in discovering our role
in
civil society, so come aboard!
WHAT DIFFERENCE WILL YOU MAKE IN A WORLD FULL OF PEOPLE?
RGB
Critter File is one file in your child’s cabinet that will never
get
full. Always expanding its reach to all creatures, great and
small,
Critter File is an amazing discovery of the animal kingdom.
Your children can view captivating images, play in the “game
lands” or learn little-known tidbits about their favorite
animals
by exploring their species, habitats, anatomies and diets.
Some files will contain current events, like the birth of a
rare
tiger or the recovery of an endangered owl.
If a child is curious about the Japanese spider crab, but it’s
not
yet in the file, she can let us know, and we’ll do our best to
add
it quickly.
With Critter File, we’ll use kids’ innate curiosity about
animals
to spark a deeper understanding of the natural world, helping
them fall in love with the study and stewardship of the
amazing
critters in God’s creation.
FROM AARDVARKS TO ZEBRAS—ALL YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR CRITTER FILE
GROWING!
123 U Cool Gray 6 U
Uncoated Pantone
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Citizen Ship (Civics) Ambulance Ancestry Art Restoration Badminton:
Saina Nehwal Baltimore: Arabbers Bicycles: China Blindness: Glasses
Bolivia: Cable Cars China: Diplomacy, Pandas Circus Citizenship
Dental Care Dialect Food: Raising Your Own Games: Board Gardening
Goats: Fire Prevention Hurricanes: Puerto Rico Mideast Model
Building Names Nile River Pony: Chincoteague Puppies in Jail Robot
Jobs Rome, Italy Sports: Work Related Statue of Liberty Venezuela
Washington, D.C.: Boundaries Washington, D.C.: Rats Water
Infrastructure: NYC & VE Wild Pigs Wind Power Zimbabwe
Critter File (Animals) Animals: Domestication Animals: Living With
Animals: Restoration Bats and Fireflies Biomimicry: Bats Cat
Tongues Crane: Sarus Crayfish: Invasive Dinosaur: Fossils Dinosaur:
Titanosaur Dog: Truffle Hunting Dogs: Exhibit Grasshopper Hippos:
Fiona Honeybees Horses: Choctaw Hurricane Animals Invasive Species
Llamas, Bolivia Olms Orangutan Orca: Captivity Orca vs. Shark Owls:
Airport Owls, Snowy Parrot Python Rabbit: New England Cottontail
Sea Otter, Comeback Shark: Greenland Shark: Whale sharks Turkey:
Wild Vulture Walrus: Migration Zoos: Aardvark Milk
Jet Balloon (Geography) Alaska: Reindeer Arctic Exploration China:
Great Wall China: History China: Tea China: Walmart Cleanliness
Fish as Food Ghost Towns Haiti Hawaii: Taro Horses: NYC Police
Hurricane Maria India: Religions Iraq: Christians Japan: Emperor
Japan: Tsunami Kenya: Ballet Korea: Reunions Lakes Languages
Mapping Migrants: Refugees Mongolia: Bankhar Dog Mount Everest:
Records Nigeria: Dyeing North Korea: Food Oceans Pacific: Garbage
Patch Rivers Royalty: Young Royals Shipwreck: Lake Erie St. Helena
Island Volcanoes: Ring of Fire Water Supply
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SIX QUESTIONS IN A STORY
Directions: Read a WORLDkids story and look for answers to the
questions that journalists use to tell a story—Who? What? When?
Where? Why? How?
Title of the story:
The WORLDkids topic area the story is in (such as Science Soup or
Critter File):
Who was involved?
VOCABULARY BUILDER
Directions: Read all four of the stories in a WORLDkids topic area
and look for five words you don’t know well. Look up each word in a
dictionary and write its meaning below.
Topic area you chose (such as Science Soup or Critter File):
Word #1:
Definition:
WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
PICTURE IT! Directions: Choose a WORLDkids story and read it
carefully. In the space below, draw a picture that illustrates some
part of the story that impressed you.
Write a sentence explaining what part of the story you chose to
draw.
WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
PHOTO INTERPRETER Directions: Select a photo from WORLDkids. In
your own words, answer the following questions about the photo. Use
complete sentences in your answer.
What is happening in the photo?
What do you see in the photo that led you to your answer?
What else can you find in the photo?
WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
MAPMAKER Directions: In the space below, draw the outline of a
state, province, or country that is the subject of a WORLDkids
story. Show where its capital is located, and write its name. Below
your map, write something you learned about this area from the
WORLDkids article.
WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
GRAPH READER Directions: Select a graph or infographic from
WORLDkids.
In your own words, explain what the image illustrates. What is its
main point?
What information does it present?
Why was it included in the article instead of using more text to
explain the information?
WORKSHEET
Name:
Date:
FAVORITE STORIES Directions: Choose a story from WORLDkids that you
especially liked. Use complete sentences to answer the following
about the story.
Story Headline:
The story’s topic area in WORLDkids (such as Critter File or Jet
Balloon):
Why did you choose this story?